Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Cowley County, Kansas, October 15, 1980
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length13.3 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.33, -96.75) to the end point (37.52, -96.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 15, 1980, 7:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Cowley County
- Path
- 13.3 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 15, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 1980 | F2 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | F2 | Colorado | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | F0 | Kansas | 5.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.